Not sure why I am not seeing any results...

Muscle adds weight as well. Try measuring your body and see if you see results that way. If that doesn't work take away some calories slowly until you start to see results. But don't starve yourself.

Uhm... No.
She's right, don't starve yourself.

Muscle and fat weigh the same, muscle just takes up less room.
If you really want some help.... let me know. I'm part of the eat more to weigh less motion. It works. ...... Unless you're short, eating that little is not a smart idea. Just sayin'. Msg me and I can help ya :flowerforyou:

It's not muscle, you can not build muscle on a calorie deficit. If you're gaining you are either not in a deficit or you are retaining water. What kinds of workouts are you doing and how are you tracking your calorie burn? If you are eating back all of your exercise calories and you're over estimating what you burn then you could be eating at a surplus.

Also if you make your diary public we can see what you are eating and be able to offer better advice.

Did you pick 1200 cause that's what MFP said? Figure out your BMR and TDEE then go from there. Losing takes time but you need ot make sure you're eating enough. Also, do you wear a HRM and know that you're really burning what you think you are? Food scale?

Check out Dan's post: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/654536-in-place-of-a-road-map-2-0-revised-7-2-12

I am going through the exact same thing as you! Im getting sooooo annoyed!!!

STOP! Don't overthink this process. You're going to hear one hundred ideas here, some correct, some flawed some simply false. But in the end, you're doing the right things. Keep working, keep sweating, eat as cleanly as possible. The results aren't fast in the mirror, but they should be in your heart and head. It's a long, tough journey. You've just started, so don't expect the physical until you're 90 days in.

Now stop reading posts, and go get an extra workout in.

I fight this every day. But I have found when I think the scale is never going to budge. It drops. Your body takes time to work out this diet change. and I lost a bunch at first and now lucky to lose 1 lb in two weeks. Keep it up and watch your protein it will fool you.

I do cardio 3 days a week, and strength 3-4 as well. Some days I do both. I go by the machine which probably isnt the most accurate, but I'm not eating that much....the only time I have ever lost weight was eating 500 calories a day and working out 2 hours a day 4 times a week..and i gained that back.
PLus, I'm on a birth control that is notorious for causing issues with weight

Sooooo... then what are you aking? it seems like you've got it all figured out! You know that apparently, you're a unique snowflake and that starving yourself and working out like a fiend are the ONLY things that work for you. Just do that, then! Besides, birth control makes us fat...

*sigh* :noway: :noway:

Most likely you are eating more than you think. MEASURE your portions and track EVERY SINGLE THING that goes in your mouth, for starters. 1tbsp of peanut butter easily turns in to two if you don't measure, but you want it to be one, so you track one, and before you know it, you say you're eating 1200, but it's really 1800...

As you gain muscle, your body hoardes water temporarily. It's not a gain of fat you see on the scale, don't worry. You've only been at it for a few weeks, give yourself more time. Also watch your sodium intake, it can make to retain water and blat, making you look and feel bigger than you are.

I do measure what I eat; we have a food scale. ha

then maybe ask a doctor? random people on the internet can't really tell you exactly why something is or isn't working for you... all we can do is offer tips and things that have worked for us.

But I will say that working out 2+ hours a day and eating 500 calories is NOT healthy, and is absolutely not the only way you can lose weight.

I worked out your numbers and you need to be eating more (to weigh less), you would have to be eating 2500 calories a day to be building serious muscle. Check your diary for sodium (processed foods) which will make you retain water along with lifting.

"Mifflin-St Jeor
(FOR WOMEN)" BMR 1,457 (you should be at least eating this)
Maintenance 2,185 (If you want to maintain your weight)
Cut (@ 15%) 1,857 (to lose the weight)
Cut (@ 20%) 1,748
Build (@ 15%) 2,513 (to gain muscle and weight)

I worked out your numbers and you need to be eating more (to weigh less), you would have to be eating 2500 calories a day to be building serious muscle. Check your diary for sodium (processed foods) which will make you retain water along with lifting.

"Mifflin-St Jeor
(FOR WOMEN)" BMR 1,457 (you should be at least eating this)
Maintenance 2,185 (If you want to maintain your weight)
Cut (@ 15%) 1,857 (to lose the weight)
Cut (@ 20%) 1,748
Build (@ 15%) 2,513 (to gain muscle and weight)

This is gold!
Perfect!

OP when you use this set of numbers you won't eat back any cals and be sure you have rest days.
PM any of us if you need suggestions.

Wow, lots of rude people out today.

She is eating 1200 NET and is quite small. That's entirely different than a straight 1200. She's eating back her exercise calories, so probably eating VERY close to TDEE minus 15% anyway (when I calculated it both ways, they came out VERY close).

My suggestions are that your BMR could be overstated by the calculators. Mine, once I had it tested, was actually 10% higher, but what if yours was actually 10% lower? It very well could be.

If you are confident in your measuring skills with your food, that just leaves your calorie burn. Possibly exaggerated by the machines. Can you get an HRM (like a Polar FT4) for any cardio workouts? Or even borrow one from someone for a week to see if the machines are off for you.

Lastly, water retention is a possibility too. Keep at it, you're doing the right things (from what I can see on this thread anyway).